Hosted by Whatcom politics nerd and Olympia transplant Riley Sweeney, the Capitol Beat provides an inside look at all the excitement of the legislative process in Olympia with a focus on the representatives from Whatcom County. Slice and dice the legislative action each week with the Capitol Beat.
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Riley Sweeney Biography:
Riley Sweeney, raised in the Pacific Northwest, moved to Bellingham during the Bush years, worked on a cross-section of political campaigns during the Obama years, and then fled to the comfort of public service during the Trump years. As he returns to the private sector in 2024, he circles back to his original passion, making the arcane processes of government accessible through the power of local journalism, community radio, and nerd references. When he’s not obsessing about local politics, he lives with his wife Bryna and his two darling children, in the rolling fields of Lynden.